MOSCOW, June 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Seven people wounded in a shootout near the Ukrainian-Russian border and in the recent shelling of Russia’s territory are in hospitals of the southern Russian Rostov Region, acting regional governor Sergey Bondarev said Saturday.

“Seven people were found to be wounded over the night [since the start of combat activities]. One of them is a Russian customs checkpoint official, one is a Russian resident and five are militiamen,” Bondarev said.